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Money
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You should never be engrossed with the thought that your
money will be spent away. At whatever time the money goes,
that is correct and that is why it has been said that money
should be spent because in doing so people will lessen their
tendencies of greed and consequently will be able to give over
and over again.
The Lord has said that you should not keep an account
of your money. If you have some knowledge of what the future
holds, do keep an account. And if you want to keep an account
then keep the account that guarantees that one day you will not
be around in this world.
The law of money is such that it will linger for some time
and then it will leave, and leave it will. Money will wander
around, whether it will bring you profit, loss or interest, but it
will wander. It will not remain in one place forever. Money by
nature is restless. People rise to the top with their money but
when they get there, they find it very difficult. They feel trapped
and it is difficult for them to come back down. They climb to
the top with a lot of enthusiasm but while coming down their
predicament is like the cat that forces its face into a jar of milk.
What happens to that kitten when it wants to come out? This
is the same predicament.
These grains will lose their potential to grow into new
crops in three to five years. Likewise money that does not
circulate becomes useless.
The wealth of past days was such that it would remain
within a family for up to five generations. But today it will not
last even for one generation. It comes within one’s lifetime and
leaves while he is living. What kind of wealth is this? This wealth
is such that it comes because of one’s merit karma but it binds